Last school year, the distance learning program finished with about 18,000 students.

“We are looking at a 10 percent growth year to date with six months still ahead of us,” Kennedy said. “We are hoping to surpass 25,000 students by May or early June.”

Kennedy credits “God’s blessing” for the program’s growth.

“He’s certainly smiled upon us,” he said. “I have a good staff that is very dedicated. They’ll do whatever it takes to get the job done. It takes a willing heart to come in and work some of those long hours. They are the backbone that makes the program what it is today.”